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How To Divide An Inheritance

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012

By Mitch Lipka April 25 (Reuters) - When an older relative dies, the family often finds itself with the stamp collecti...

Insanely Old Will Sparks Battle

AP | RODRIQUE NGOWI | Posted 02.25.2012

BOSTON -- With only eight days to live, a wealthy, ailing Massachusetts merchant wrote in his will 351 years ago that he was leaving a spectacular 35-...

A Will Or A Trust? From Suze Orman

Posted 03.14.2012

Finance expert Suze Orman discusses the differences between a will and a trust and why both are important to have. var src_url="http://pshared.5min....

Most Post50s Do Not Have Living Wills: Poll

AP | JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 01.16.2012

WASHINGTON — Many baby boomers don't have end-of-life legal documents such as a living will – and some say it's because they feel healthy ...

How To Arrange Family Loans

The New Old Age | Posted 01.15.2012

A family that contacted me recently has had numerous disagreements about their mother's small estate, but the most contentious issue is what to do abo...

How Dreams Really Do Come True

Judith Acosta | Posted 12.27.2011

Judith Acosta

What I lacked in my 20s was more than luck. I have survived those years, so in my eyes, I had more luck than many of my peers did. What was missing was both will and character.

Will Is a Wonderful Movie Which You May Never See

Jay Weston | Posted 09.21.2011

Jay Weston

Will is a family film with a soccer theme, and you would think that with the soccer excitement throughout the world last week for the women's soccer finals, businessmen would grab such a heartwarming movie with this theme.

Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is

Irvin G. Schorsch III | Posted 08.28.2011

Irvin G. Schorsch III

When most people think of estate planning, they think of creating wills and trusts to distribute their financial assets. If our legacy is to be lasting, we must preserve and perpetuate our values as well.

Heiress Leaves Fortune To The Arts, Her Personal Nurse

AP/The Huffington Post | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 03.26.2012

NEW YORK — Huguette Clark, the Montana copper mining heiress who died in New York last month at 104, has left most of her $400 million fortune to th...

Role Reversal: Why Adult Kids Of Divorce Are Demanding Their Elderly Parents Get Pre-Nups

Jill Brooke | Posted 05.25.2011

Jill Brooke

It used to be that parents were the ones counseling kids to have pre-nups and not be silly romantics. But these days -with 500,000 new marriages a year between couples over the age of 65 - it's more likely that it's the adult kids of divorce who are worrying about financial futures and now asking, insisting or even begging their parents to get pre-nups.

Accidents Happen: Get Your Affairs in Order

Jason Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011

Jason Alderman

Recently, a man stepping off a curb near my office was struck and killed by a passing bus. Only 49, he clearly had many productive years ahead. Readin...

Small Town Values in a Big Time Lawyer

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Don McNay

It could be that President Obama is a small town guy after all. His early adulthood on the south side of Chicago is where he found a "small town" environment that embraced him.

Living Wills: Preparing For End of Life

wsj.com | MELINDA BECK | Posted 11.17.2011

Forget about the health-reform debate for the moment. Should you have a living will specifying the kind of care you'd want at the end of life if you c...

Goodbye/Hello 11 "Iran's Clerics Give Green Ray Of Light And Hope To Opposition"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 05.25.2011

Patt Cottingham

There is clear evidence that within the Islamic republic there is a growing movement away from the denial of a people's rights toward transparency and truth.

Why did Jackson Exclude Family as Executors?

Jordan M. Atin | Posted 05.25.2011

Jordan M. Atin

The disappointment felt by the Jackson family, is likely a result of the fact that Michael did not advise them of his choice of executors prior to his death.

Michael's Will Not a "Thriller" But There is More to Come

Jordan M. Atin | Posted 05.25.2011

Jordan M. Atin

Rather than directing how his assets are being disposed of in the will itself, Jackson directs that his assets should be disposed of in accordance with his previously established family trust.

Jackson Irresponsible If He Died Without Will

Jordan M. Atin | Posted 11.17.2011

Jordan M. Atin

If reports are true, Michael Jackson may have died without a Will. No wonder, he was like a child that would never grow up.

George Will: Right-Wing Attacks On Obama "Foolish"

Posted 05.25.2011

George Will, asked to respond by George Stephanopoulos to Republican criticism of President Obama for not being forceful enough in injecting himself r...

There's One in Every Family.... Part 2

Jordan M. Atin | Posted 11.17.2011

Jordan M. Atin

Although you think you really know your siblings, you may be wrong.